Risk factors associated with MDR-TB at the onset of therapy among new cases registered with the RNTCP in Mumbai, India

Background: Multidrug - resistant TB (MDR - TB) has emerged as a major threat to global TB control efforts in recent years. Facilities for its diagnosis and treatment are limited in many high - burden countries, including India. In hyper - endemic areas like Mumbai, screening for newly diagnosed cas...

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Main Authors: Sachin R Atre, Desiree T. B. D′Souza, Tina S Vira, Anirvan Chatterjee, Nerges F Mistry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2011;volume=55;issue=1;spage=14;epage=21;aulast=Atre